Public planning resources
Practical guides for new and aspiring liveaboards who need a galley, food plan, inventory, and family routine that works in a smaller, moving, power- and water-aware home. These pages complement the repair library: plan the day-to-day systems so you can make calmer decisions when something needs fixing.
Galley planning
Build a compact boat galley around nesting cookware, safe storage, water use, heat source, and the meals you actually make—not a shore-kitchen shopping list.
Includes practical checklists, storage and safety tradeoffs, and a seven-day action plan.
Read the guideFood and power planning
Plan dependable liveaboard meals around refrigeration space, daily power recovery, water use, food safety, and realistic prep windows when the boat is moving or charging is limited.
Includes practical checklists, storage and safety tradeoffs, and a seven-day action plan.
Read the guideProvisioning and storage
Set up a practical boat provisioning and inventory system that respects storage zones, weight, moisture, pests, use dates, water, power, and resupply uncertainty.
Includes practical checklists, storage and safety tradeoffs, and a seven-day action plan.
Read the guideFamily learning systems
Plan homeschooling afloat around legal requirements, connectivity, power, storage, routines, weather, movement, shore access, and a realistic learning space aboard.
Includes practical checklists, storage and safety tradeoffs, and a seven-day action plan.
Read the guideField guide / fishing systems
A practical Florida Keys and Bahamas guide for liveaboard fishing: underway trolling, anchored methods, rod-and-reel tiers, bait and lure decisions, seasonal operating conditions, catch care, and current-rules links.
Read the fishing guideThe Hespera Fix approach
Good boat-life decisions account for safety, access, storage, water, power, maintenance, and the fact that plans change at anchor or underway. These public guides do not replace repair training or manufacturer instructions; they help you prepare the parts of daily life that make repairs, passages, and rest more manageable.
Independent and non-sponsored: recommendations focus on categories and fit criteria, not product endorsements.
Membership / repair library
Living Aboard guides stay public. Current Hespera Fix memberships provide the repair-library and community access listed with each active plan, including expanded written repair guides for available boat systems.